Yang Hao Qingqing and Jian Congdi rushed to Luhe Ridge, fearing that the imperial minister would secretly tamper with them and lead them on a wrong path. Young Master Ye, who had just arrived at Fugu City, also followed back.
After three days away from Fuzhou, the world gradually became more open. Looking around, there were endless wilderness everywhere. On the distant mountains, from the foot of the mountain, to the mountainside, to the top of the mountain, the trees in different areas dyed the distant mountains together.
With different colors, this magnificent landscape is like a landscape painting rendered by a giant deity splashing ink.
Sometimes, there is a loess plateau with no grass growing on it. The mountains are all loess. They have been washed away by rain over the years, and the whittled mountain walls have been washed out into strange ravines. Looking at the vicissitudes of the loess high slopes, I have no idea how to read them.
After many years, they still stand there quietly. Maybe travelers pass by from time to time, but no one has ever noticed them.
"Envoy Yang Qin, we are about to enter the Luhe Ridge territory ahead."
Ma Zongqiang, the Marquis of Yu, the military capital, pointed forward: "Look, the wind blowing from the ridge in front has naturally divided the geography here into two sections. This section is barren of grass and covered with loess. Beyond that ridge, it is green.
There is grass all over the sky, and not far away there is a big river, the Luhe River, which leads directly to Luhe Ridge. This big river is very wide, but the whole river is covered in reeds, so it is difficult to see it with the naked eye."
Yang Hao glanced at Ye Zhixuan, and Ye Zhixuan nodded quietly to show that what Ma Zongqiang said was correct. After bypassing the mountain ridge in front, his eyes suddenly opened up, with green grass stretching to the sky, like an ocean. The green grass was like a brightly colored horse
The undulating satin spread straight to the horizon.
Several hills lie quietly on the grassland. Some are covered with green grass and small trees, while others are bare, probably because of the different soil quality. But there are wild grasses as green as the ocean at the foot of the mountains, and the tops are transparent.
The clear blue sky without any impurities does not appear desolate. The arrival of this team of people will occasionally startle the wild beasts and birds in the grass, showing the vitality contained in this land.
Yang Hao thought to himself: "This is indeed a fertile land. If there is no factor of war, how many people can be fed by opening up wasteland and grazing on this land? The land here is fertile and rich, better than the barren land where they originally lived.
More than a hundred times, if there had not been competition between various forces, this place would have become a paradise for the people of the Northern Han Dynasty to settle down. However, if it had not been for the competition between various forces, such a fertile land suitable for living would not have been idle until now, right?
"
Yang Hao hesitated, let go of his thoughts, and thought: "If the interests of all parties cannot be properly taken care of, just being righteous will not help. From different standpoints, we will consider different aspects.
Benefits are like this all over the world.
Is it just for the Song Dynasty to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty? Or is it just for the Khitans to attack the Song Dynasty? Neither, they are all for their respective national interests. It is still the same when it comes to Fuzhou. In fact, the Zhao Guan family has the intention to reduce the vassal state. I
How could they not know? Unless the Zhe family is willing to give up Fuzhou and go to Kaifeng to live in an apartment for the rest of their lives, they will take some measures
The precautionary measures are justifiable. I, Yang Hao, want the general to change his mind and relocate these immigrants, but it is difficult. What can I do if I go to Luheling? I will report it to the officials and the court will give it to them.
The Zhe family is exerting pressure? The Zhe family now listens to orders rather than announcements. Under the current circumstances, the Zhao Guan family will not pressure the Zhe family too hard..."
Looking at the vastness of the world, Yang Hao's eyebrows frowned tightly. He pursued an official career and sought an official position for his own personal revenge. Now, the matter of returning to Bazhou to avenge his hatred has not yet been resolved, and one after another
He, Yang Hao, simply cannot bear the heavy responsibility.
This problem that was difficult for him to solve kept falling on his shoulders, but he couldn't turn a blind eye. Thinking of Cheng Dexuan who was still drunk at Fuzhou Station, Yang Hao smiled bitterly in his heart, and suddenly felt envious of that person.
This is Mr. Cheng.
After walking for another half a day, the wild grass became more lush. Under the blue sky, as soon as the breeze passed, the waist-high wild grass rolled up in waves, and the layers were ups and downs. In my ears, the breeze brought the sound of the river flowing, but I could not see it.
When you reach the shadow of the river, not far to the right is a thicket of reeds as tall as a person. The reeds are so dense that the river must be hidden among the reeds.
Ye Zhixuan suddenly said: "Envoy Yang, look quickly, have you seen that mountain range? That is Luhe Ridge. Behind the ridge is a valley surrounded by mountains. It is said to be a valley, but in fact the plain in it is huge, and there are many people living there.
Not a problem.”
Yang Hao looked up and said excitedly: "Let's go faster."
Ma Zongqiang on the side laughed and said: "Envoy Yang Qin, don't be anxious. Look at the mountain and run to death. Although it looks close, if you really want to rush over, there is still a long way to go."
Yang Hao has heard this sentence before, but he just got carried away for a moment. Hearing him say it made him feel a little restless. He couldn't help but smile, but his heart had already flown to Luhe Ridge.
When it was getting dark, they finally arrived in front of the ridge. The war horse under Yang Hao's crotch speeded up unknowingly, and he rushed forward with Ma Zongqiang, Bi Su, Young Master Ye and others. As he was about to reach the bottom of the ridge, he suddenly discovered the grassland ahead.
Shangzheng launched a fierce battle
At the foot of the mountain, more than a thousand infantrymen of the Song Army stood in a dense formation with guns pointing forward, firmly blocking the entrance to the mountain. There were also more than a hundred warriors in Song Army or civilian uniforms, wielding swords and guns, and riding war horses.
, fighting with hundreds of knights.
These horse-riding Song troops or Hanfu civilians obviously knew that their weakness lay in the small number of people. It would be very detrimental to them to shoot the opponent from a distance or let the opponent form a charging formation, so they were all brave and rushed into the enemy's formation to fight with them.
The enemy captured the pair and fought with them. As a result, the enemy's surrounding men and horses could not use their strength at all, so they had to gallop their horses in circles, shouting and cheering, while paying attention to the movements of the Song army at the foot of the ridge to prevent the infantry from getting closer.
Those Song people who rushed into the enemy's formation were so brave. They were like tigers and horses. They rushed back and forth in the enemy's formation without falling behind. Suddenly, another Song army of hundreds of people appeared, and most of the Song soldiers who appeared this time were cavalry.
After that, the enemies finally panicked, someone whistled, and hundreds of knights retreated into the distance.
Yang Hao took a closer look and saw that although the horses under the knights were tall and tall, they were all dressed in shabby clothes. Most of them wore shabby sheepskin jackets diagonally in this hot summer, just like many grasslands.
Because they were too poor, the herdsmen only had the same clothes all year round. Among them, there were only a few who wore simple leather armor. The weapons they used were all kinds of, some of which were simply poles used to herd horses and sheep to defend against wild wolves.
As soon as he saw the enemy attack, Ma Zongqiang immediately gathered a cavalry team to rush to support. In fact, the enemies were fooled by the sudden cavalry team. Most of the Song army was riding on poor horses and could not gallop to fight.
, there are only more than twenty horses that can really be used in battle.
As soon as the grassland herdsmen received the order, they immediately began to retreat. Among them were several men wearing simple leather armor, who were obviously the leaders of this team. The swords and guns they used were also relatively sharp. At the critical moment, they were responsible for breaking up the rear and fighting with the Song knights.
He tried his best to fight and cover the retreat of the brigade. Only then did Yang Hao see clearly that the civilian-dressed Han people fighting the herdsmen were the dozen or so big men under Li Guangcen.
These big men have superb equestrian skills and strong martial arts. Everyone has the ability to fight one against ten, especially Mu En. He uses a powerful and heavy iron halberd, open and close it, in all directions, like a violent storm, suppressing
He had to fight a knight in half armor who couldn't get away.
Most of the knights on the grassland had already fled, and a few of them had already fled away. Seeing that the man was being chased by Mu En and was unable to escape, one of them, a young man wearing short armor and an iron helmet from an unknown dynasty of the Qin and Han dynasties, suddenly suddenly
He turned around and galloped towards Mu En, raising his hand and stabbing him in the back with a spear, hoping to free the young general who was entangled by Mu En.
At this time, more than a dozen of Mu En's brothers gathered around, but they did not step forward. They seemed to be very convinced of Mu En's martial arts. They just gathered around to watch the battle. They saw Mu En alone, wielding a halberd and a horse galloping.
, fighting the two young men like a revolving lantern within a radius of tens of feet, the excitement was really like the three heroes fighting Lu Bu in front of Hulao Pass, but this big brother was born like Zhang Fei, and was not as handsome as Lu Bu among men.
"Hey!" Mu En shouted, and he swept his halberd, and the tail of the halberd hit the young man's helmet. The iron helmet was lifted into the air, and the young man exclaimed, and his long hair flew up. Mu En backhanded him.
One halberd and another hook,
He also pulled the spear in his hand, and while laughing loudly, the two horses crossed their stirrups, jumped forward, grabbed the young man's belt, pulled him off the horse, and lifted him horizontally in the air, Gu Pansheng
Awesome, complacent.
The warriors all around cheered in unison. The knights of the Song Army who had jointly pursued the knights on the grassland but failed had just come back and cheered loudly when they saw this situation. The other young man was so anxious when he saw this that he rushed towards him like a mad tiger and snatched him away.
En smiled, holding the trophy in his hand and flashed out of the crowd.
A circle surrounded by people. As soon as Mu En went out, two big men rushed forward, using their weapons to block the young man's offensive, forcing him back into the circle. They only saw them forming a circle like a cat playing with a mouse, regardless of the circle.
Wherever the young man rushed, weapons were used to push him back.
The circle became smaller and smaller as their horses approached step by step. The young man captured by Mu En screamed: "Xiaoye Ke'er, leave me alone, go quickly." Yang Hao heard his sharp voice from a distance,
It's more like a girl's home.
Seeing that the encirclement circle was getting smaller and smaller, the dozen or so warriors around had a tacit understanding. They put away their swords and guns in unison, took off a noose from the hook of their war horses, swung it in the air, and habitually gave out shouts as if to drive them away.
The young man trapped in the situation rushed towards Mu En with red eyes.
Go, but he only blocked a few ropes with his gun, and the other ropes were put on his body very accurately. The big men laughed and pulled hard all around, and the young man's whole body was firmly fixed by the ropes.
After being tied up, it actually hung in the air, and the horse under its crotch rushed straight out.
Seeing that the two were captured and the rest fled, the Song army at the foot of the mountain put away their swords and guns, and some people also ran down the mountain. Yang Haoce was seen by the people when he was about to come forward, and he led them to escape through all kinds of hardships.
Emperor Yang of Tiantian appeared, and the people immediately cheered, attracting more people. They spontaneously blamed Yang Hao for the rescue.
Seeing that Yang Hao had resigned and was still so supported by the people, Chi Zhong and Ma Zongqiang's expressions changed slightly, and they glanced at each other in unison.
After greeting the tens of thousands of welcoming people, it was already dark when the entire army returned to the valley. Yang Hao, Chi Zhong, and Ma Zongqiang entered a repaired cave dwelling halfway up the mountain. Li Guangcen, known to everyone as Old Man Mu,
I was also invited here. Now even if it’s ordinary
The common people could also see that the old man surnamed Mu had a great background. This time, Old Man Mu's people worked hard to drive away the bandits. The superb horsemanship skills, exquisite archery skills, and high-strength martial arts they displayed were a great success.
Even Chizhong and Ma Zongqiang looked at him differently.
The soil here is extremely sticky. Li Yuchang tried his best to dig according to the mountain topography, and with a small amount of masonry and wood, he has built a large number of houses. Such houses are warm in winter and cool in summer, which is very suitable for the climate here, and
It was extremely strong. They entered a house, sat down one by one, and then ordered the two young men who had been captured to be brought up.
Sure enough, the boy who was captured alive by Mu En was actually a girl. She was wearing a dress made of rough grass cloth, with brown leather inlaid on the edge of the dress, which could protect the clothes. However, because the dress was too old, her
The crooks of my knees and elbows were already worn out.
The girl was tall, with a straight nose, healthy wheat-colored skin, and a delicate and dignified appearance, but her big eyes as clear as lake water had a fierce and wild look. When she looked at Yang Hao, Yang Hao had no doubt that if now
Let her break free from the rope, and even with her bare hands, she can pounce on him and bite his throat.
Wolf...she is like an arrogant and unruly little female wolf. So, what about the boy next to her?
Yang Hao's eyes turned to him. The boy's clothes were more ragged than the girl's, but the body wrapped in the ragged clothes was full of wildness and arrogance. His hands were cut behind his back and tied to a rope that could decide his life or death.
in front of people, but
He stood upright, with an aura like standing on the top of a mountain overlooking the earth. Arrogant, arrogant. But his eyes were even sharper than that of the girl. If the girl's eyes were fierce and wild, then his eyes were not at all
It's just bloodthirsty.
Chi Zhong asked coldly: "Which party are you from?"
The two girls, a boy and a girl, stared at him fiercely without saying a word, as if they didn't understand what he said at all.
Chi Zhong sneered. The eight Dangxiang clans were nomadic in the southeast of Qinghai at first. Since the Sui Dynasty, they have been approaching the Central Plains. By the middle of the Tang Dynasty, they had migrated to what is now northern Shaanxi. They had very early contact with the Han people. Among the eight Dangxiang clans,
The Tuoba family was once a royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty. After the Northern Wei Dynasty took over the Central Plains, they wore Han clothes and spoke Chinese, causing trouble
Later, many people of the Xianbei people could no longer speak their own language. Now the Tuoba clan is the head of the eight Dangxiang clans, and Chinese has become the lingua franca among the Dangxiang Qiang people. There is no reason that they cannot understand. See him
Without saying anything, Chi Zhong sneered and said: "It seems that if you don't move to severe punishment, you won't be able to inflict it. Someone is here..."
"Wait a minute!" At the critical moment, the red-faced one came. Yang Hao stopped him with a smile, and said pleasantly: "You two, I know that there are often disputes between the various departments in the northwest. But having said that, whether it is Xiazhou
The Dingnan Army’s Jiedu envoy, Master Li, is also General Yang of Linzhou and General Fugu Zhe. They are all ministers of the same palace and generals of the Song Dynasty. We, all
We are the people of the Song Dynasty. When there are some disputes between tribes, we officials can only try our best to calm them down and resolve them, so as not to create greater hatred among the people. Who are you and why are you attacking these people? Can you
Did you tell me that I know? If you were sent by someone or deceived by someone, I... will handle it as appropriate and be as lenient as possible."
"Bah! Dog officer!" The girl almost spat on Yang Hao's face. Yang Hao touched the spittle on the tip of his nose, turned to Chi Zhong, spread his hands and said: "Red Army Chief, you should ask me
.”
Chi Zhong raised his voice over his shoulder: "Here comes someone..."
"Wait a minute." The red-faced singer came again. Li Guangcen, who was sitting beside him, turned his sharp eagle-like old eyes on the faces of the pair of young men, smiled slightly, and said: "Sir, I have a saying, although
Now we are all citizens of the Song Dynasty, but we should still abide by the customs and habits of this grassland. When you go to the countryside, do as the Romans do, don’t you think?"
"That's it, that's it." Yang Hao became more and more curious about his origins and nodded hurriedly: "I wonder what Mr. Mu has to say."
Li Guangcen said: "The rules on the grassland are that when two armies fight, the winner will take the prisoner as his own private property, as a slave or a maid, and he will do whatever he wants. In my opinion, these people are in ragged clothes and have old weapons. They should be some of the people on the grassland.
There are a lot of bandits, what useful information can I get from their mouths? There is no need to waste any more time on them, just deal with them and strictly prevent bandits from coming again.
Imperial Envoy Yang, you protected tens of thousands of our soldiers and civilians until we arrived here safely. All the people are grateful for your kindness, but we have nothing to give to the Imperial Envoy as a gift, and we have been very uneasy in our hearts. I see
Although this girl is arrogant,
Her appearance is still somewhat pretty, but she became docile after a lot of training. She was kidnapped by my servant Mu En, and now I will decide to give her to the imperial envoy, and let her make your bed and quilt, and serve you tea and water.
, serve the pillow mat, and I hope the imperial envoy will not refuse."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the young man and woman suddenly changed. Yang Hao's eyes flashed, and he already understood the relationship between them. There was no doubt that the two of them were a couple. Yang Hao secretly praised Lao Mu for his vicious eyes, so he cooperated.
Looking at him, he turned his head and looked at the girl with a leering look.
Although the girl was brave and not afraid of sex, she could not help but show some timidity when he stared at her like this. Yang Hao looked carefully from head to toe and said with a smile: "Well, it's really not bad. She's so dressed up and changed her clothes.
She is also a pretty maid. Mu Lao's kind words, haha, Yang was so upset."
